How to Make a Black Cat Cake for Halloween

This Halloween cake is sure to be a hit at your Halloween party.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Chocolate cake mix
• Chocolate frosting
• Candy corn or gumdrops for eyes and nose
• Shoestring licorice
• Black food coloring (optional)

1. Bake chocolate cake mix according to directions on box, in two 9" pans.

2. Let cake cool. Keep one round cake whole to be used as the body.

3. 
   Diagram from kids-party-paradise.com

   Cut a circle about 1" in from the edge of the second round cake, so you now have an inner circle and an outer ring. The inner circle will be the head, the outer circle will be cut to form the ears, paws and the tail.

4. Cut two triangles for the ears, two for the paws and use the remaining for the tail. Cut the tail in half and place it in opposite curving directions to make it more curvy, or keep it as one piece, it is up to you.

5. Add food coloring to frosting if desired to be blacker, or just use the chocolate as is.

6. Decorate with candy of choice to make the eyes, nose, mouth and whiskers.

Tips & Warnings

• You will need a large board surface to assemble and store your cake on.
• Cake cut outs can be crumbly and hard to frost, patience is key. Freezing the cake before frosting may help this process.
• Great for Halloween parties!
• May be too cute to eat!

[kayacamilla]

on 11/2/2009 so cute, I'll try this one on weekend

[maryellen1001]

on 10/7/2008 Cute cake!

[maryellen1001]

on 10/7/2008 Cute cake!